diff --git a/internal/cmd/backup.go b/internal/cmd/backup.go
index d4d07965..9ff6a30c 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/backup.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/backup.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/authzed/zed/internal/backupformat"
 	"github.com/authzed/zed/internal/client"
+	"github.com/authzed/zed/pkg/backupformat"
 )
 
 func registerBackupCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
diff --git a/internal/cmd/restore.go b/internal/cmd/restore.go
index d6082045..7a270d0f 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/restore.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/restore.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/authzed/zed/internal/backupformat"
 	"github.com/authzed/zed/internal/client"
+	"github.com/authzed/zed/pkg/backupformat"
 )
 
 func registerRestoreCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
diff --git a/internal/backupformat/backupformat_test.go b/pkg/backupformat/backupformat_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/backupformat/backupformat_test.go
rename to pkg/backupformat/backupformat_test.go
diff --git a/internal/backupformat/decoder.go b/pkg/backupformat/decoder.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/backupformat/decoder.go
rename to pkg/backupformat/decoder.go
diff --git a/internal/backupformat/encoder.go b/pkg/backupformat/encoder.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/backupformat/encoder.go
rename to pkg/backupformat/encoder.go
diff --git a/internal/backupformat/schema.go b/pkg/backupformat/schema.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/backupformat/schema.go
rename to pkg/backupformat/schema.go